hie reply" in Chinese was translated into Englis'
Mr, Tyau Mfin-chien.
Mr. Hw Hans iz (President of the Legislative Yuan), Mfr. Sun Fo, (Minister of Railways), Mr. Tso! Yuan-pei_ (President of the Control "Monsieur lo Ministre, "It gives me great pleasure receive the Letters which you have just presented, by command of your August Sovereign, announcing the recall of your predecessor and the appointment of your Excellency. as His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipot entiary in' China, Tam very grateful for the assurance which you have conveyed, of the very Friendly sentiments entertained by your August Sovereign towards the Republic of China and myself.
avail myself of this opportunity to request your Excellency to transmit to "your August n, on behalf of the People myself, our sincere wishes for the speedy: recovery of Mis Majesty's health and the wel fare and prosperity of your Monourable Country.
Your Excellency having signed, Nanking, a new tariff treaty China and Great Britai sel all the more confidence that our commercial intercourse will be and that our ment) and Mr. Liu Chiewen (Mayor Nanking) were present.
Hi. M. S. Suffolk boomed ouy 2 salute of 21 guns and Chinese acroplanes circled over the city as the Ceremony began promptly at 9.30.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.